BREAKING BARRIERS Aetna African American Calendar

Alan Page April 1994 Calendar

Alan Page has been an associate justice of the since 1993 and is, currently, the longest serving member of the court. A graduate of the , Page received a law degree from the Law School in 1978. He served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Minnesota from 1987 to 1993, and was a special assistant attorney general from 1985 to 1987. Before that, Page was an associate at the law firm of Lindquist & Vennum from 1979 to 1981. and . In 1971, he became He is a member of the American Bar the first defensive player in pro football Association, National Bar Association, and history to be named Most Valuable Player Minnesota State Bar Association and a of the . Page was former member of the University Of named to the NFL All-Pro team several Minnesota Board Of Regents and the times. He was inducted into the Pro Minneapolis Urban League Board of Football Hall of Fame in 1988, and the Directors. He established the Page College Football Hall of Fame in 1993. Drs. Education Foundation in 1988, which Vincent L. and Vance J. Moss are world- assists young men and women of color with renowned surgeons with experience in laser post-secondary education. He also helped surgery technology and clinical practice. establish the Kodak/Alan Page Challenge, a The two created the Mid-Atlantic Multi- national essay contest encouraging urban Specialty Surgical Group in Howell, N.J., to youth to recognize the value of education. A bring convenient access to state-of-the-art native of Canton, Ohio, Page is married to thoracic and urologic surgery to the region. the former Diana Sims. The couple has four They also provide the latest technology to children. help diminish the cravings associated with smoking cessation. He was a professional football player from 1967 to 1981 with the The identical twin brothers attended the United States Military Prep School at West Point and became majors in the U.S. Army Reserves Medical Corps. They both graduated with a B.S. in science from Pennsylvania State University and received their M.D.s from Temple University School of Medicine.